The Murals of Cacaxtla
The Power of Painting in Ancient Central Mexico
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Author
Contributions
- Uriarte, María Teresa, author of foreword - Contributor
Publication
2015 - University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, Texas
Language
English
Word Count
73,750 words, Guess
Page Count
295 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL31019770M
- ISBN-139780292760899
- ISBN-100292760892
- Library of Congress Control Number2014011404
- OCLC Control Number876882908
and 1 more
- Better World Books9780292760899
Classifications
- DDC972/.47
- LCCF1435.1.C32 B75 2015
- LCCF1435.1.C32B75 2015
Description
"Between AD 650 and 950, a small city-state in central Mexico produced dazzling murals of gods, historical figures, and supernatural creatures on the walls of its most important sacred and public spaces. This study explores how the Cacaxtla murals constitute a sustained and local painting tradition, in which generations of ancient Mexican artists, patrons, and audiences created a powerful statement of communal identity that still captures the imagination"--
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